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...full Faculty approves the change, it will be reversing its 1997 decision to keep requirements for first-years more lenient than those for upperclass students...
Kirby wrote in his letter that he hoped “department chairs will have the full cooperation” of their colleagues, who will most likely need to step in to teach basic courses and fill administrative positions left empty under the new more lenient leave policy...
...Lynch's lawyers and recalls saying, "It's $100 million. It won't kill you. I want this settled tonight." Merrill agreed to pay the fine, apologize and reform the way it paid its analysts. The public applauded the deal, though Spitzer was criticized. Some felt he was too lenient with Merrill, which can easily afford $100 million (average profit over the past three years: $2.35 billion). Moreover, no one went to jail. Others say he was too harsh, meddling in an area in which he had no expertise or clear jurisdiction. Spitzer agrees that the Securities and Exchange Commission...
However, the misguided stereotyping of other students can be overlooked. The policies of the Ivy League cannot. Officially ordering athletes not to practice is unfair and discriminatory, as are accusations of lenient policies towards athletes. Harvard admissions does not cater to athletes any more than it caters to other standouts in any field. Ivy League schools seek a well-rounded student body—as Princeton Dean of Admissions Fred Hargadon put it, “You can’t have all brass and no strings” in your school’s band. Furthermore, student athletes...
...likely not. I'm trying not to make long-term plans for myself, only for Bulgaria. TIME: Many people feel that the IMF keeps you straitjacketed. Veltchev: I felt that was more the case last year than this year. These days, thanks to my reputation, the IMF is more lenient and gives me more freedom. But even last year, the straitjacket was a comfortable one, because they are acting for our own good and are recommending policies that they sincerely think are good for Bulgaria. TIME: Do you sometimes feel like the most hated man in Bulgaria, especially when...